Sewing Cards

 Sewing Cards

Practicing the running stitch 

Explore Sewing

All over the world, you will find people sewing.

People sew to create useful objects like clothes, blankets and shoes.

People sew to create beautiful objects like rugs, quilts and toys.

Sewing can be useful AND beautiful.

Today we are going to explore sewing in three stations.

We can explore some fabric we use for sewing, called BURLAP

We can explore the string we use for sewing called YARN

We can try to tie a knot, a skill we will need to learn for sewing.

Video:

Pulling burlap apart

This fabric is called burlap. It is a good fabric to begin to learn how to sew on because it is easy to see the holes. Fabric is made from thread woven together in a pattern. Sometimes the fabric has a tight weave and it is hard to see the threads. Sometimes fabric has a loose weave and you can see the individual threads that make up the fabric. Burlap has a loose weave. Lets try to take apart the burlap so we can learn how the fabric is made, and it's fun!

Pull a piece of thread off the edge of the burlap. Pull another. Can you pull a thread from the middle of the fabric? As you pull the threads, place them in your basket.

Snipping yarn

Yarn is the thread we will use for sewing. Yarn can come in many exciting colors and textures. Sweaters and blankets are often made from yarn.

We are going to practice snipping yarn. We should learn to cut the yarn not too close to the hole where the yarn comes out, or the yarn will disappear. If that happens to you, you can open the jar and thread it back through the hole in the lid.

It is fun to snip yarn. 

As you snip yarn, collect the pieces in your basket.

Tying Knots

Knots are important to learn for many sewing projects. A knot stops your stitches from pulling out. Learning how to tie may also help you with other things like tying shoes.

Lay the rope out flat. 

Bring the two ends up and cross

Take the tip of the rope on top and bring it down through the hole. 

Pull tight.

Untie it and try it again. Make sure you leave it untied for the next person.

If you can tie a know using the rope, you may want to try tying many knots in a piece of yarn.

Found Object Portraits AMI Day

 Found Object Plate Portraits 

original lesson from youngschoolart@blogspot.com

 This is my cat Breyer posing with the found object portrait I made- Mrs. Junge

Back in December each one of you created a self-portrait, or a picture of yourself. 

For this project, we are going to make a portrait, the face of someone else! 

Here are the steps: 

1. Pick a plate- Could be a ceramic, plastic, or paper plate.

2. Collect some supplies from around your house, including small toys, kitchen items, craft supplies, office supplies, or foods. 

3. Identify parts of the face and sort objects into categories such as eyes, mouths, noses, etc. 

4. Create a portrait using the objects. Move items around to make different faces, have fun with it!

5. Put items back where they belong. 

more examples:

photos by George Isamar,

an art teacher in Puerto Rico.

Making Art from Natural Materials

 Artists work with Natural Materials

Materials for making art are all around us!

Some artists make art from natural materials.

• Intro, Watch first part of video
• Pass out rocks, students sort rocks
• Video part 2, Students arrange their rocks to create pictures, stories, etc.
• Book

    

Reflect/Share:

How did you decide to sort your rocks? 

How did you decide to arrange your rocks?

                                        

         original lesson 8/24/16

                Artmaking Using Natural Materials

Materials for making art are all around us!

Some artists make art from natural materials.

What are natural materials? 

Can you tell what natural materials these artists used to make their art?

Arranging Stones

Explore the Materials:

• Special stones
• How many ways can you think of to sort the stones?
• Describe arrangement and title work.

Reflect/Share:

How did you decide to sort your rocks? 

Did you work alone or with a  partner/ as a table?

How did you decide to arrange your rocks?

Welcome to Kindergarten Art!

 

Introduction to Art

Students come in and stand on line. Quick Greeting-

This year you will have a special place to sit when you come to art class.

I'm going to show you those special places now.

I want you to listen for your name. When you hear your name come over to me.

Sit in your special place. I will point to it.

Welcome to art class! We are going to have an exciting year together in art, full of discovery
and art making. We will draw, collage, paint, make sculpture. We are going to learn
what it means to be an artist and how to work like an artist, because we are all artists.

Next we are going to listen to a book about a girl named Regina who learns a lot about what it means to be an artist. Who felt brave today coming to school? Artists are brave. In the story Regina learns what it means to be brave when making art.

Now we are going to create some art....

Think about something beautiful (Envision)
-think about something you love
-what do you think is really cool?
Can you draw a picture of that ?

Materials:
Paper

pencil

crayons

glue stick

paper shapes/newspaper

google eyes (1 set)

Clean up expectations:
Clean up song:

1. Silent/no talking

2. Everyone should help clean up their table

3.Put your head down

Art Song

 

What did you make?

What drawing materials did you use?

*Remind students to raise their hand and wait to be called on .

In school we are respectful by raising our hands when we have something to say.

Thank individual students for being respectful and raising their hands.

Line Up Time.

Practice line up expectations.

Quiet

Feet on tape

Facing forward

Picnic Plate

 

Shape Collage!